Nearly Half Of England's Teachers Plan To Leave The In Next Five Years: The Guardian

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Link: Nearly half of England's teachers plan to leave in next five years | Education | The Guardian

 

Teachers, at breaking point trying to cope with the relentless exam and curriculum changes, already plan to leave the state system in record numbers, a Guardian survey has found, as the government calls for longer school days and more maths lessons.

 

In England 43% of the state school teachers polled said they were planning to leave the profession in the next five years. The survey shows that the staff recruitment and retention crisis, described by ministers as “scaremongering”, is a reality: 79% of schools say they are struggling to recruit or retain teachers and 88% predict things are going to get worse and that this will severely affect students...

[StevieM]

Just as the government announces that all schools will be forced to become academies within the next 5 years. Coincidence? I think not.

[bobsmith]

Just wait, G4S will be taking over the running of the police service if they carry on.

 

Why did anyone ever think this was a good idea?